Name: superheroes: an analysis of popular culture's modern myths (en Inglés)
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Author: Reynolds, David
ISBN: 9781477422076

portada superheroes: an analysis of popular culture's modern myths (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

David Reynolds

Editorial

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Año

2012

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

144

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

20.3 x 12.7 x 0.8 cm

Peso

0.15 kg.

ISBN

1477422072

ISBN13

9781477422076

Categorías

Ficción, novelistas y prosistas
Reseñas de novelas gráficas y cómics

superheroes: an analysis of popular culture's modern myths (en Inglés)

David Reynolds (Autor) · Createspace Independent Publishing Platform · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "superheroes: an analysis of popular culture's modern myths (en Inglés)"

A semiotic and cultural anthropological interrogation of popular North American superhero narratives, such as those of Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman, provides insight into how media's messages influence the culture's ethical values. Since emerging in the late 1930s, the superhero has become a pervasive figure in North American popular culture. As an extension of ideas presented by Friedrich Nietzsche, Joseph Campbell, and Umberto Eco, this dissertation argues that superhero tales must be regarded as modern mythology. It follows that people observe and learn social norms of justice from such narratives, since these ideals are intrinsic to the tales. In investigating the superhero's role as a contemporary figure of myth, this project focuses primarily on three areas: an account of the history of the superhero from 1938 to present; an examination of the cultural functions of contemporary superhero narratives; and, an interrogation of vigilantism, responsibility, and justice in these narratives and how those concerns further relate to ideologies and practices in North American culture.